!,Becomeafanonfacebook Research Agency Showcases bot-Driven Vehicles at Pentagon bostonapakistanimanarrestedinmaineonanimmigrationchargeduringthetimessquarebombinginvestigationisnotadangertothecommunity,butheisaflightrisk,agovernmentlawyersaidwednesday.Mohammadshafiqrahman,ofsouthportland,wasoneofthreepakistanimeninnewenglandchargedwithimmigrationviolationslastmonthasauthoritiesinvestigatedthemay1attemptedcarbombing.Rahmanisseekingtobecomeapermanentu.S.Residentbasedonhismarriageinmarchtoanamerican.Hehasrequestedtobereleasedonbailwhilehiscasemakesitswaythroughimmigrationcourt.Duringahearingwednesday,animmigrationofficialsaidauthoritiesarentclaimingrahmanisa"dangertothecommunity,"oneofthemainargumentstypicallymadebythegovernmentwhenseekingtoholdsomeonewithoutbail.Instead,thegovernmentcontendsrahmanisaflightrisk,saidrichardneville,deputychiefcounselforu.S.Immigrationandcustomsenforcementinboston.U.S.Immigrationjudgefranciscramerdidnotimmediatelyruleonrahmansbailrequest.Afterthehearing,rahmanslawyer,cynthiaarn,saidherclienthas"noconnection"tofaisalshahzad,whopleadedguiltymondayto10terrorismandweaponschargesinthetimessquarecase."Theresnoinvestigationgoingonandtherehasntbeenforsometimeintohimandfaisalshahzad.Itjustdoesntexist,"arnsaid.Rahman,acomputerprogrammer,knewshahzadwhenhelivedinconnecticutadecadeagobecausebothmenwerepartofthelocalpakistanicommunity,arnsaid.Hehasntseenorspokentohiminabouteightyears,shesaid.Duringthehearing,arntoldthejudgethatrahmanhasbeenintheunitedstatessince1999,hasnocriminalrecordandgotmarriedinmarchafterdatinganamericanwomanfortwoyears."Hesgotafamily.Hesbeenconsistentlyemployedataprofessionallevel,"shesaid.Nevillesaidthegovernmentopposesrahmansreleaseonbail,implyingthathiswifessupportofhispetitiontobecomealegalresidentisquestionable.Rahmanmarriedanotheramericanwomanin2005andgotdivorcedin2006,nevillesaid.Rahmanscurrentwifefiledapetitiontohelplegalizehisstatusonmay28,butwithdrewitabouttwoweekslater,andnowhasindicatedshewantstosupporthimagain,nevillesaid."Itseemstobeanon-andoff-againsituation,"nevillesaid.Arn,however,saidrahmanswife,sara,withdrewherpetitionofsupportwhenfederalauthoritiesmadea"personal"claimaboutherhusbandthatwas"ofconcern"butturnedouttobeunfounded.Arnsaidshethendecidedtorenewhersupportforhisbidforlegalstatus.Rahmanswifeattendedtheimmigrationhearinginboston,whileherhusbandappearedviavideolinkfromthecumberlandcountyjailinportland,maine."Mrs.Rahmanisheretosaythatsheisinthisforthelonghaul,"arntoldthejudge.Cramersaidhewouldruleonrahmansbailrequestbyjune30.Authoritieshavesaidrahmanandtwomenarrestedinmassachusettsmayhavegivenmoneyshahzadthroughaninformalmoneytransfernetwork,butmaynothaveknownhowthemoneywouldbeused. |22222222|
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